Sheet-metal house.



E. 1. ZAHNER. SHEET METAL HOUSE.

l APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22| 19H.

Patented Jan. 15,1918.

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SHEET METALHOUSE. y* l APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22. 19|?.

' Patented Jan.`15, 1918.

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5.1. zAHNm EET METAL HOUSE..

' Patentd Jan. 15, n1918.

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SHEET METAL HOUSE. I APPLlcAloN'HLEVD JUNE- 22, 1911.

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UNITED STATES oFFIoE.

EDWARD J. zannnn. .or cannon; omo. sneer-Meunnousnf specification of Leiferrnfentf Patented Jan. 15, 1918.

Be itk'nown that I, EDWARD'.

Canton, in the county of Stark endg-State of Ohio, have `invented. .a 'new .and usefullSheet- Metal House, of which thefollowing isa' ,This invention relates to an improved construction of sheet metal housesandhas special reference tohous'es' of this character which aredesignedI-to'be quickly and readily assembled or torn down by' unskilled work-` ,I 'i men, the construction belng such'- thatV no bolts lor rivets or their equivalents-are neces' sary in the assembling ofthe house. The object-of 4the present invention is to provide a sheet `metal house of the character referred toy which-maybe formed of sections and readily assembled 'and securedtogether againstthe wind-andweather.

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may beused for any Vother purpose after the jhouse isltorn down. l A still further object is the provision .cfa sheet metal 4vhouse comprised of spaced ribs n i between which metal sheets are receie'd, the

. entire structure 'being clamped togetherhyg `-means of cables, thus providing la buildin I which may be easily andcluickl)7 assembled Vor-torn ,Y l `llVith theseobje'cts in view the invention .consists in thefno'vel construction-'and Aar-` Another object is theprovisionfofaslieet dfmetal house of the character referred-to in which no bolts or rivets or theirV equivalents are'used in securing the sheets in place, thus makingthe constructionv especially adaptable for temporarystructures as the 'sheets arenot marred` or disiigured in, any way'and' down.

rangement `of parts, hereinafter described,

and particularly pointed out. in vthe appended-claims, it beingl understood that variouschanges@` in the, form, proportions,

size and minor details of construction may be made within the scoplof the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of .the advantages of the invention .x f

In the-accompanying drawing; y Figure V1 is'a side-:elevation ofia'house constructed accordancewith my 4invention,

' Fig- 2 i8 an endlevation ottime." V-

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. a 4citizen of the 4United States, residing atx nd which shall be strong, durable andtight i 'is a vertical transverse section through the house.

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'za portion-of the wall adjacenton'ecorner thereof showing thecable lfor binding the structure together. y Fig. 5is al detai the interiorof the4 wall Showingthe cable 'andrablelock for clam ing the same.

andwedge and lug whic holds nd of each` vertical rib `in section nnthe 1ine77, Fig. 6. Fig. Bis anexterior view of a portion of I" one of the horizontalribs. f

Fig. 9 is.aLsectiononthe1ine'9s49, Fig. 8. j 'Fig '10 isla horizontalfsection through 'a .window frame. 'or'dor casin .g

corresponding parts throughout 'the several figures of the drawings.

y upon which are mounted vertical ribs'between which sheetmetal plates are located said `vertical ribs and plates being :clampe orfbound together by means of a `cable ex? tending along theentiredength or .width of the building and connected to each rib b means of a cable lock, this cable beingprererably locatedV at the upper extremitlesoi` thewe'rtical;` ribswhfilethe lower extremities thereof are, connected to fthe base i-n the proper spaced relationjby mcans of.aJ lug 'and Wedge, bly curved toward their` center of thebuild- 1 a, ,curvedI roof" rib of4 'similar construction to the vertical ribs' bridging the spaceV between each oppositiely disposed `air of`v vertical" ribs, plates being clampedetwe'eni the roof ribsjin thesame `manner in which they are clamped between the vertical ribs` Fig. .4, is Va longitudinal section through l elevation of a.' portion of 'The invention lcomprises generally afbase" F1 ,6l-'1s an interior e evation of'a' ortion y These vertical ribs .are preferand.;horizonta1'\ribs beingprovided-at Vthe joint, between the vertical Dplates and the roof plates. All o the ribs `are provided 'f-with vchannels int'o which the edges of the platesmire recn'aived thus makin a water tight foint.- Window frames an door casing are inserted between the vertical ribs at desired; intervals.

Referring morey especially to the construc- 4vtionillustrated in the accompanying ings thejnumera'l 1 indicates the base which is .anchored to thqgrou'nd by suitable ai base -ceriiprisinw th l @having thbup-tu `horizontal edruponfthe upperfsld'e thereof,

i 'ion5. The vertlcal ribs,;, 6 are curved ghtly" toward the longitudinal center of Le u scribedl 'IEac y h ai n t'ralf'stfre ening c'orrugationr rib v'-8 and `with similari-'db -or c orrugati ons 9 at each idefA central slot 10 is formed-'upon teriorside of eachrib 6, rectangular b'eingiOrmed along the edges of said ,sl the extremities o fltlie sheetor plate fr rnwhiclithe rib 6 is' formed being turned 2P) outwardly `:fotiming flang'es" 11 which arespaced' fromor parallel to the interior walls 12 of thefhalf-roupd portion of the rib; thus 'forniiig Channels-.in which the edges ofi-.the sheets' 3 arereceived. v

- all-ile aperture-'in the ibase '1 andco-acts with idfluigI- to'properly space'the lower extremi- 3.9*itiesofthe-vertical rib f6 upon the base and ight 'angles `to eachother instead of in. l al ement as 'inlthef-verticalzribs; Each --tliese corner ribs is provided with apar brackets 17 located' atfright nglesto v'-other, each bracl'etjhaving an olf-set emity 19 ofa'ableor rod is located, -itable washer 21 and nut 22 being proupon-.fthe interior thereof is a cable lock 23 ifsfroin ailat plate-of metal andfqegainstthe walls 1 2, said plate exlgf through" he slot and provided ity' with a locking plate ot elded or otherwise c'on- .bearinggainst one of position. An aperture bei eccentric with e channe'ljvf n e being provided withth'e off-set building-and are mounted upon thelbase in" proper spaced relation'with each lother .by means lugs'and. wedges hereinafter de.`

ort ions' 7 provided with" A ring or .strengthening ribs or projecv A 1 provided'in lower. end-lofYAY [the half lind portion-'of Teach vertical rib anda 'wedge-15 is" driventhr'ough-a suit-1.

l'flange' 34, the edge of "the plate o r sheet be es ofthe sheets `are"necessarily located -being of the same Vconstruction as the vertical ribs- 6and v'the roof sheets .36 are. received 'p prtion 1s through whieh these-few threaded A. located at thepoint's where -theverticaland d llJOI'i-'thesc revgil -.threaded extremity of,

lable or 'rodA 205 Located at the upper `,ex jefnity o'each of" the vertical ribs'and the-'oppositely disposed 4.1 whlchyare arranged to .'be located. hin theh'alf round portion ofthe vertical e2 .lt-heyattachedextremity f 'fering r1bsthusvhold and sashes 42. T se window frain'es and sashes .are also pro ed, at. proper intervals plate' 23" and a simila`r" alongthe sidewalls of the building. 'As.

2O is' passed through said v. apeiitures,,afterA the sheet1 13 has lbeen properly slet" ingplace and the lower extremity ofthe -ribj attached to the base as abovedes'cribed. The vrib is then forced tightly against the adja- 'cent` edge 'of the plate` 13 andthe cable or rod pulledv taut,the spring plate 25 thus `fornrnng a slight kink inthe cable and retaining tlezrib in the pro er vertical position clamping the plate tigv tlyv between `said Hil rib and the corner" rib. The next'adjacent plate- 13 is then 'placed in position with reference to thevertical -rib 6 which has thus been' tightened and the next adjacent verti-v calribis placed in positiongand the cable passedthrough the cable lock of said vertical rib and tightened therein, this operation b ei ing'repeatedas each vertical rib and vertical plate 1s placed in position.

.At ,the upper edgeofthe vertical sheets 13 are located horizontally disposed ribs 28 each of these horizontal ribs comprising a rounded outer portion 29 having an upwardly disposed flat flange 30 at the'upper edge thereof2 'an upwardly disposed straight 9o flange 3 1 being provided at4 the lower edge of'said rounded .portion and provided with an off-set portion 32 at-the centerfthereo. v A t the upper extremity-of the off-set portion 33 is provlded an inwardly disposed angular 95 ing then bent downwardly and r inwardly 'forini'ng a spring flange 35'wl1ch`is spaced from the flange 31 forming a channel'to receive the upper edges of the sheets 13 while thelower edges of the roof sheetsBare re ceivedbetween'the anges 30 and 33. i The roof ribs 37 are curved as best shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, said roof ribs into said? roof ribs inthe same manner as the sheets 13 are received intothe ribs .6. The

cable locks above described are. preferably roof ribs abut each other and if desired, .especially in 'cases ofV extremely large buldings, a' similar series `of cable locks may be located through thelon tudina'l center of the building and attache to the roof ribs. Each of the end walls ofthe building is preferably strfai'ght and 'the vertical end ribs'38 are thus strai ht insteadl of curved 'as theribs 6,'the end s 4eetsbeing alsocut at their uppered esto conform to the curvatureof the roo this feature being best illustratedin Fig. 2of" the drawings.` Suitable door casings 3 9 and doors 40 'are .provided in the endwalls' aswell as window frames 41 125 the windowgand dorponstructions are bothslmllar 1t isonly tlmttght necessary to de- Scribe the window iiizwindowframe con- 13e struction which is best illustrated in Fig. 10. The window frame is provided around its ed es with a flat flange 43, the side flanges extencgling into channels;l formed in the adjacent vertical ribs while the upper andlower flanges 43 are received by upperfand lower horizontally disposed ribs 44, which are lof the same construction as the horizontal ribs y8. The Window frame is provided with the inwardly disposed portion 45 havin a channel 46 around its 1nner edge, sai channel adapted to receive the flange 47 provided around the outer edge of the Window sash 42 in order to form a weather tight joint.

i Yl. A sheet metal building composed of a i plurality of ribs provided with oppositely is osed channels, sheets located between sai ribs, the edges of said sheets being received in said channels, cable locks connected to said ribs and a cable passing through `all of said cable locks and arranged to draw `said ribs into tight engagement with vthe adjacent sheets.

2. A sheet metal building composed of spaced vertical ribs having oppositely disposed channels, sheets located between said ribs, the edges of said sheets received in said channels, means for drawing all of said ribs together to clamp the sheets therebetween, Vhorizontalribs provided with oppositely disposed channels locatedat the up- 'the sheets therebetween, horizontal ribs, provided with oppositel disposed channels located at the upper e ges of said sheets, roof sheets carried between said .horizontal ribs and roof ribs located between said roof 4, A sheet metal building comprising a plurality of spaced curved rib sections Ahaving Voppositely disposed channels therein, sheets located. betvveenvsaid rib sections, the edges of said sheets receivedin said channels, cables connected to the rib section at one extremity of said building, cable locks 'provided'uponi the remaining. rib sections',

saidcable arranged to pass through said cable locks to clamp all of said ribs and plates together and end` walls connected to the rib sections at each end of said buildin In testimony that I claim the above have hereunto subscribed my name.

EDWARD J. ZAHNER. 

